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NEW YORK, 25 September 2017
Intense frustration is building across the aid community that despite its best efforts it has been unable to dent the catastrophic levels of suffering in South Sudan, worsened by war and a political class that doesn’t seem to care.
"Every year we...

Thousands of women fleeing the four-year-long conflict in South Sudan have been raped and sexually assaulted, according to rights groups and women who have spoken to Al Jazeera.
They mainly blame the government troops of President Salva Kiir, but also opposition forces loyal to former Vice...

By
Okech Francis
Victims of this month’s robberies blame armed men in uniforms
Country suffering hunger, monetary crisis caused by civil war
When three rifle-toting men in army uniforms barged into Silvano Pitia’s supplies store this month, he became the latest victim of a crime wave that’s...

File photo: Hussein Mar Nyuot
South Sudan’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hussein Mar Nyuot, said he regrets the reported challenges facing aid workers while carrying out their work across the country.
Hussein told Radio Tamazuj on Sunday that despite government’s efforts to protect aid workers and agencies...

August 21, 2017 (JUBA) - An outbreak of malaria in South Sudan has killed over 4,000 people since February, a senior health official disclosed last week.
Malaria affected baby, Juba, South Sudan (Getty)
“This year’s malaria is the most severe the country has ever seen,”...

File photo: Thousands of South Sudanese civilians fled an attack by armed gunmen on a displaced persons compound run by the U.N. in the town of Malakal in 2016.(AFP)
The United Nations has called for an immediate end to attacks against civilians and aid workers as...

August 17, 2017 (KAMPALA) – The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda has now exceeded one million, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said, amid calls for urgent additional support.
South Sudanese refugees fleeing violence in their home country wait to be transported...

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to South Sudan Geert Geut today called on the warring parties to respect ceasefire, amid reports of fighting between government and opposition forces in some parts of the country.
“National dialogue can only take place if there is security...

Rapid responses are critical to stemming a cholera outbreak that has afflicted South Sudan for more than a year, according to the UN migration agency.
“In a country with mass displacement and severe levels of food insecurity, the effect of the continued cholera outbreak on the health...

The East African regional bloc (IGAD) said in a press release Friday that its newly appointed Special Envoy to South Sudan, Ismail Wais earlier this week held meetings in the capital, Juba to discuss issues pertaining to revitalization of the 2015 peace deal.
According to IGAD,...

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